GIDDY
Poet-turned songwriter I play songs to cry to on the world's happiest instrument — my little ukulele :) My debut record will be out in November
- Sounds like
- Joanna Newsom, Kina Grannis, Joni Mitchell
- Travelling from
- NEWTOWN, NSW, AU
- Travel radius
- Within 50 km
- Covers / Originals
- Covers · Originals
- Act type
- Solo
- PA / Backline
- Own PA
- Typical fee
- POA
- Booking email
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BESTIEFEST
I’ve never heard an artistic profile with so much fresh potential, and it keeps my faith in music alive and kicking.
Chris Hedden, On The Back Edge Of The Beat
giddy just innately understands the fine glue that holds us together as entities in the cycle of humanity spinning around the universe.
Chris Hedden, On The Back Edge Of The Beat
[A]n exquisite masterclass in understated beauty. Recorded at Church Street Studios with the seasoned guidance of producer Sean Carey, ‘kintsugi’ avoids over-polished artifice in favour of organic warmth. The arrangement is delicately anchored by giddy’s evocative ukulele, an instrument she affectionately named Lorien, and layered with the soulful, grounding depth of Sophia Clark’s cello. There is a palpable sense of space here; it doesn’t rush to fill the silence but rather sits comfortably within it.
Thomas Bedward, Broken8 Music
Warm is the key word here, as listening to “kintsugi” feels like the first lick of flame from dry, just-lit firewood. The sensation hits your face almost as a shock, washing slowly down your body both outside and as you breathe it further deeper through your lungs. In these frigid winter months, the song feels like healing and comfort even during the most bleak of days. And with the world the way it is today, sometimes it seems like that freeze goes far further than just a weather pattern. Those “dark times” can seep into the dry rattling bones of your soul, too, and “kintsugi” counters as a calm, soothing salve to just how bad the bad can hurt.
Chris Hedden, On The Back Edge Of The Beat
There’s a conversational quality to Giddy’s writing that keeps the songs grounded. Even at its most vulnerable, ‘salt’ avoids melodrama, instead sitting inside the quieter realities of resentment, care and emotional dependency. The production mirrors that restraint too. Carey’s arrangements never overpower the material, allowing contributions from pianist Shannon Stitt, cellist Sophia Clark and percussionist Jess Ciampa to deepen the emotional weight without losing the intimacy of the original bedroom recordings.
Deb Pelser, Backseat Mafia
Hi! I'm giddy :)
I'm a singer-songwriter born and raised on the land of the Gadigal people in Sydney, Australia. To be honest, it felt surreal to type that out just now, because just a few years ago I didn’t sing at all - no, not even in the shower!
I grew up creative – I wrote poems, took photos, danced and designed fashion collections – but I’d gradually lost touch with it as I morphed into an overworked refugee lawyer. My mum’s been a singer for decades, but life had got in the way for her too. One mother’s day, I took her along to a singing class, to get her back in the swing. To my surprise, it did something profound for me too. I felt connected to my body for the first time in years. And being bad at something new gave me the chance to be curious and playful, in a way I’d long missed.
I bought a ukulele (her name is Lorien :), figured out how to pluck out a tune, started to write poems again – this time with a tune, and tiptoed from my bedroom to the stage. I was terrified, but the sense of connection that performance can bring kept me coming back. It amazes me that I can pour my deepest feelings into a song, and someone I've never met before can meet me there in the space of three minutes. I feel like I make a new soul-friend or two every time I get up on stage. So I've kept on doing it, and these days I play regularly at venues across Sydney and festivals around Australia.
I’ve just finished recording my debut record, ‘songs for awkward spaces’, with the help of Emmy and ARIA-winning producer and all-around wonderful human being Sean Carey (ex Thirsty Merc). I’ve released two singles - ‘kintsugi’ and ‘salt’, and I've got a couple more to come before the whole record comes out in November 2026.
